voix

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx (voice), from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voix f (plural voix)

  1. voice
    Ta voix suivait ma voix.Your voice followed my voice.
    écouter la voix de la raisonto listen to the voice of reason
    • 1882, Octave Mirbeau, Contes cruels : La Chanson de Carmen:
      Et sa voix alors prenait une intonation dolente et uniforme, enflant les mots, appuyant indéfiniment sur les syllabes. Cela m’agaçait beaucoup.
      And her voice then took on a mournful and uniform intonation, filling up the words, indefinitely pressing on the syllables. It irritated me greatly.
    1. (music) voice
    2. (grammar) voice
      Hyponyms: voix active, voix passive
  2. (politics) vote

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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voix

  1. Alternative form of voys

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French voiz, from Latin vox, vocem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before pause) /vo̯ɛs/, (before vowel) /vo̯ɛz/, (before consonant) /vo̯ɛ/

Noun

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voix f (plural voix)

  1. voice

Descendants

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  • French: voix